Pre-Noms Open for 2026 GayVN Awards
- AVN Staff
By AVN Staff
· 5:00 PM2 min read
CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Adult industry members are invited to begin submitting their pre-nominations starting today for movies, scenes and performers to be considered for the 2026 GayVN Awards Show.
All working members of the industry can pre-nominate until the deadline, which this year will close promptly at midnight the night of September 15, and there will be no extension of this deadline.
The traditional deadline of September 30 to release submitted material commercially will remain in place.
The Pre-Nomination Site is located at: submissions.awards.avn.com.
The 2026 GayVN Awards ceremony will take place on January 22, 2026 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Anyone who has previously been approved to use the Pre-Nomination Site may use the same login to access the site for this year's submissions. Those without a login must request access using the sign-up form here.
For any questions about the Pre-Nominations Site, contact AVN managing editor Peter Warren at peter.warren@avn.com.
Pre-nominations are also now open for the 2026 AVN Awards and industry members may request access to submit pre-nominations for that event as well using the same application form.
Complete eligibility rules for consideration in the various GayVN Video & Web categories may be found here.
Producers who wish to send physical copies of their submitted productions for consideration are asked to deliver two (2) copies of each submitted title to the AVN office by September 30.
Items should be mailed or hand-delivered to the following address:
AVN Media Network Attn: GayVN Nominations 9400 Penfield Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311
The categories for the 2026 GayVN Awards are as follows (subject to change at the GayVN Awards committee’s discretion):
Best Actor Best Leading Actor - Featurette Best All-Sex Movie Best Bi Sex Scene Best Directing - Feature Best Directing - Non-Feature Best Directing - Featurette Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene Best Duo Sex Scene Best Feature Best Featurette Best Fetish Scene Best Group Sex Scene Best Oral Sex Scene Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene Best Newcomer Best Screenplay Best Screenplay - Featurette Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actor - Featurette Best Three-Way Sex Scene Performer of the Year